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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
1
Frank Fennel a coachman at Great Falls shoots Annie Johnson a fellow servant then turns the pistol on himself. Five bullets strike Annie and one shatters his own head leaving both dead in their lodging.
Frank Fennel a coachman at Dr. Adams residence killed Annie Johnson with a revolver and then shot himself. Both were employed by Dr. Adams. Fennel, described as short tempered and drinking, shot five times in the back porch scene, then died at Columbus hospital. Annie Johnson, a Swedish native living in Great Falls for a year, was years old and unmarried. The murder occurred after a domestic quarrel sparked by perceived betrayal and complaints over Fennel’s work. The inquest is set for the next morning and police investigations continue.
Bozeman dispatch reports the Black murder trial continuing with witnesses including Policemen Keown and Reynolds and coroner Finlay. Agricultural chemist Dr. Traphagen testified at the autopsy finding arsenic in the liver and morphine in the stomach, describing tests and distinctions between poisoning types.
Funeral services for Dr. W H Foster former Bozeman mayor were held today with private Elks rites at the residence and a public procession from the sanitarium to the opera house. The Episcopal service featured Nearer My God to Thee and Abide With Me, with city officials, police, band, firemen and guards in the procession. business paused for hours as the community honored a widely beloved leader.
Paris reports Prince Galatzin killed in a pistol duel with brother in law Count Tschernadoff at Basel. Body reportedly traveled through Cologne toward St. Petersburg, first intimation of the death.
A jury found the death a self inflicted gunshot but could not determine if it was accidental or intentional. The case involved a boy about to receive a large inheritance from his mother. The night of the fatal incident featured many shots fired and a strange account from the father.
Spokane today reports John Herbert Prentice shot dead at home two miles west of Pullman in a case shrouded by doubt. The coroner’s jury cites death by his own hand but leaves accident vs self harm unresolved amid missing outside tracks and conflicting gunfire claims from his father. No arrests.
Secretary Long announces Rear Admiral Sampson's retirement citing impaired health. The release includes a McKinley letter praising his West Indies naval campaign and the destruction of the Spanish fleet, noting his role as commander in chief of North Atlantic forces during the Spanish American War.
A brief note expresses gratitude for recognition of services and skill, noting the endorsement to the Senate for advancement. Signed by William M'Kinley and Secretary John D. Long.
The Venezuelan revolutionary steamer Libertador, earlier reported sunk, was seen off Willemstad Curacao and near the coast at 4 am. The French cruiser d Estrees arrived and may have disrupted Libertador operations. In Trinidad Port, Venezuelan troops retreat to Carupani after heavy skirmishes with insurgents, suffering casualties.
London reports show government officials stated the Dutch peace note in South Africa was not formed after consultations with other European powers. War Secretary Broderick said 446,088 horses were purchased in the war, with 77,101 from the United States and 11,364 from Canada, plus about 7,850 captured in South Africa. An amendment by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to refer rules to select committees failed 250 to 169, while A. J. Balfour's motion to consider rules passed without division.
The Presbyterian creed revision committee in Philadelphia discussed a concise popular statement of doctrine. After an afternoon session a member announced the committee adopted one article on revelation with the substance unchanged, and the action stands unless a two thirds vote reverses it.
A description of the forthcoming Sunday Standard issue highlighting a color supplement. It promises Montana scenery imagery, a Thorndike cartoon, humorous weekly reviews, illustrated stories from across the state, and features including Rev Jerry Rounder on Ellis initiations Mr Dooley Cuba talk George Ade modern fable Stationary Charley lodging house tale and Section Boss hard luck story.
Washington reports circulated that Admiral Sampson had worsened within 24 hours though naval doctors found no decisive decline. A minor indigestion kept him in bed for days, yet officials said his condition improved and he appeared brighter, with no forecast of his ultimate outcome available.
President Theodore Roosevelt's son and namesake is ill with pneumonia. Mrs Roosevelt has rushed to his bedside at the Groton School in Massachusetts to be with him during his illness.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr son of the President and a Groton school pupil was reported in a serious but improving condition after a pneumonia attack. Mrs Roosevelt planned to join him, President Roosevelt hoped to travel to Groton if his health allowed.
Washington Feb 1 Mrs Roosevelt wife of the president left for Groton Massachusetts where Theodore Jr is ill with pneumonia. She travels on the Pennsylvania Railroadette train to Boston then to Groton arriving 10 33 am tomorrow. Accompanied only by a maid the ill son is a pupil at a college there.
President Roosevelt may scrap plans for a Charleston visit as his son Theodore Roosevelt Jr. remains ill. The plan now calls for a brief flying visit to participate in Wednesday exercises and a banquet before returning to Washington. The party would include three cabinet officers, Cortelyou, and a stenographer with no ladies in attendance.
Sree as dispatch from the Standard, Big Timber, Feb 1 reports a severe snow storm raging since morning with heavy snowfall and plunging temperature. Widespread drifting snow raises fear of a blizzard and dangerous wind.
Fort Benton reports a heavy spew storm from dawn with east winds and about eight inches of new snow. Officials say conditions show signs of abatement but the storm's impact alarms stockmen as they assess winter losses and feed shortages.
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